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Here are some of the things going on in the garden. Mr. Wonderful and I went to LA about a month ago to visit Centrose Nursery in Gardena, CA. I heard about it from a YouTube channel I subscribe to: Growing your Greens, with John Kohler. His site is where I also first heard of tree collards and that’s the reason why we went to this nursery in Gardena. We purchased the two varieties of collards, green and purple. They said the difference was that one was milder tasting. I believe the green is the milder one if I’m not mistaken.

Tree collard, green vaiety

Purple variety of tree collard.

Okinawan Spinach or AKA Cholesterol lowering plant

The Okinawan spinach is supposedly an aid to lower cholesterol. We decided to purchase this for Mr. Wonderfuls’ dad. I’ll grow them this summer and give it to him when they’re a lot bigger. The seem to be liking their new pot and thriving in an area in the yard that receives about about 4-5 hours of sun. I tried a couple of leaves and it was mild and not bitter at all. I really can’t tell what it tastes similar to though.

Nasturtium – Spitfire

Kale – Lacinato and Red Russian

This is the first time I’ve planted my kale in the ground. Usually, I’ve just planted them in containers. I had extra seedlings and wanted to see if the would grow in our not so rich soil. They seem to be liking it, although I did mix in some compost in the ground before planting them. If you notice, there are about 3 growing (2 red russians, and 1 lacinato). I know it’s a bit crowded but I really didn’t want to thin them out. They seem to be doing ok, even with scarlet runner beans growing behind them. This is my experimental bed anyways. We’ll see what works and doesn’t.

I’m finally using my potato sack for….potatoes! This is my first time growing potatoes! I’m so excited!! They seem to be doing well. You can see some dark leaves poking out of the ground. I’ll add more compost on top of the leaves when they’re taller. That supposedly helps more potatoes grow.

My cymbidiums are in bloom! So pretty and but so diseased! grrrr.. They have black spots growing on some of the leaves and now the flowers have something that’s eating them up slowing and turning the edges brown. Any suggestions are welcomed!!!